Announcements, Community, Read Yannis Apostolopoulos Announcements, Community, Read Yannis Apostolopoulos

Presenting the Slate of Candidates for the 2020 SCA Board of Directors Elections

Today, it is my pleasure to present the slate of candidates for the 2020 SCA Board of Directors elections. The Nominating Committee, chaired by SCA Board President Christina Meinl, has put forward the following professionals after an extensive interview process with the dozens of SCA members who responded to our call for nominations made in June 2020.

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In Memoriam: Paul Leighton

Paul was Human, and a good one — his pure and forthright smile, mostly in his eyes, proved it. Remembered by TIM CASTLE with help from DON SCHOENHOLT, on behalf of Paul’s colleagues and friends.

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Community, Read, Features O.M. Miles Community, Read, Features O.M. Miles

How Coffee Roasters Can Contribute to the Anti-Racism Movement

My name is Miles, I’m a Business Development Manager at IKAWA, a former AST and roasting educator, and a black coffee professional. Moving through life as a member of the minority, the layers of my identity are always front of mind. Even the same when participating in coffee: I’m a woman who roasts coffee in a male-dominated sector, as well as a Black person working in a white-dominated industry.

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